INDIANAPOLIS, IN (MAY, 8) – The ABC Supply Co. Inc. Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee IndyFest Presented by the Metro Milwaukee Honda Dealers is offering race fans an exclusive tour bus package from Indianapolis to Milwaukee IndyFest on Sunday, July 12. “We are excited to bring back IndyFest Express and give Indianapolis race fans an opportunity...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Here is Tony’s report from this morning’s MRTI action. Latorre’s Lucky Escape It wasn’t that noticeable when it happened, but upon seeing still shots captured by IMS Photography, LLC yesterday, last year’s USF2000 champion Florian Latorre is one lucky individual following a slow rollover accident just after the start of Thursday’s first...
READ MOREBy Blake Johnson Dreyer & Reinbold – Kingdom Racing unveiled their race car for the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500. The No. 24 Robert Graham Special is a throw back to the Dreyer & Reinbold family racing history and also is a solute to Jeff Jordon. Driver Townsend Bell is scheduled to make his...
READ MOREIndy – Friday – 12pm By Blake Johnson The final practice session of race weekend was pretty quiet. Scott Dixon got off course early and quickly got back on. Sebastian Saavedra lost power leaving pit lane. His team had to run down pit lane to retrieve him and return to their pits to check on...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno and Blake Johnson It’s a beautiful morning at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where today we will see Verizon IndyCar Series practice and qualifying for the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis as well as qualifying and races in USF2000, Pro Mazda and Indy Lights. You will want to bring your raincoat although...
READ MOREBy Tony DiZinno Andretti Autosport’s Weiron Tan took a flag-to-flag victory in the first of three Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in an incident-filled race that still came down to the wire. Thursday’s race served as a makeup race from what had been the second race at...
READ MOREBy Blake Johnson The post practice press conference was lighthearted today with drivers poking fun at each other but it also focused on some serious issues. The general consensus is that the drivers like the course because it is a smooth course and challenging from the technical side. “We were exploring the limits early on,”...
READ MOREBy Blake Johnson Verizon, IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are partnering to fight domestic violence. Fans can bring their old cell phones to most of the major events during the month of May at IMS and drop them into boxes. (May 9, 16, 17, 22 and 24 at gates 1,3,9 and 10A.) Fans in Indiana...
READ MORESTEFANO COLETTI NO. 4 KV RACING TECHNOLOGY CHEVROLET/DALLARA/FIRESTONE Practice 1: Finished 20th – 71.9698 secs / 122.001 mph Practice 2: Finished 11th – 71.3149 secs / 123.122 mph Combined: 11th – 71.3149 secs / 123.092 mph (Practice 2) “We struggled a bit today with overall grip on the car and it took me awhile to find the...
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By Tony DiZinno Paddock Notes from Wednesday Steve covered the on-track testing on Wednesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and there were a handful of other notes gleaned from the Mazda Road to Indy paddock yesterday. TSO spoke to two of M1 Racing’s drivers, in series debutante Victor Franzoni and teammate Jay Horak, both of...
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